CVE-2023-45853 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-45853: MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long filename, comment, or extra field. NOTE: MiniZip is not a supported part of the zlib product. NOTE: pyminizip through 0.2.6 is also vulnerable because it bundles an affe

Affects 8 Linux releases across 16 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-45853 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

minizip→ fixed in1.1-8+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y minizip
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

minizip→ fixed in1.1-8+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y minizip
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

zlib→ fixed in1:1.3.dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zlib
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

minizip→ fixed in1.3-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade minizip
```

qt5-qtwebengine→ fixed in5.15.15-r4

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt5-qtwebengine

qt6-qtwebengine→ fixed in6.6.0-r1

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt6-qtwebengine

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

minizip→ fixed in1.3-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade minizip
```

qt5-qtwebengine→ fixed in5.15.15-r4

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt5-qtwebengine

qt6-qtwebengine→ fixed in6.6.0-r1

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt6-qtwebengine

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

minizip→ fixed in1.3-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade minizip
```

qt6-qtwebengine→ fixed in6.6.0-r1

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt6-qtwebengine

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

minizip→ fixed in1.2.13-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade minizip
```

qt5-qtwebengine→ fixed in5.15.13-r9

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt5-qtwebengine

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

minizip→ fixed in1.3-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade minizip
```

qt5-qtwebengine→ fixed in5.15.15-r4

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt5-qtwebengine

qt6-qtwebengine→ fixed in6.6.0-r1

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt6-qtwebengine

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